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Shellie Zhang has a thing for MSG. It’s the subject of her book, called Fusion Cuisine, Now with Added MSG! It features a collection of historic “Canadian” recipes from the 1930s to the ’70s that call for the additive, years before it was used to negatively stereotype Asians, and especially Chinese people, through their food.
Read MoreThirty years ago, El Convento Rico threw its doors open to College Street and became the West End’s liveliest and most welcoming nightclub. To mark the anniversary, we spoke to patrons, performers, employees, a few detractors and its formidable matriarch, Maritza Yumbla, about the power of belonging, the importance of bedazzling and the meaning of drag.
Read MoreIt has been another month since we arrived in Halifax. Our large family of 11 lives in this three-bedroom flat above a flower shop.
Read MoreAfter several days of sailing, we arrived in Guam. We were weary from days of hunger and seasickness. It was amazing to finally experience sun on our faces after being in the dark for days.
Read MoreWe were lucky we left in the tumultuous night, as we were not followed by government boats or pirates. For now we just had to be brave against hunger and the unforgiving waves.
Read MoreI remember my last day in Saigon very clearly. There was an all-day curfew. No one was allowed in the streets. But by nightfall there was chaos.
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